We welcome you to a Russian-themed holiday night at Classical
Underground, featuring a program of Russian favorites and the CU debuts
of some outstanding young Russian talents, as well as returning good
friends.
Cellist Alexander Buzlov is an exciting young cellist with an
international career that was burgeoning even before he was a
prizewinner at the most recent Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He
will perform Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata, featuring one of the
composer's most beautiful and memorable tunes in the 3rd movement, with
Anton Smirnoff on piano, and a few surprise solo pieces.
Azerbaijan-born and USC-bred soprano Liya Khaimova will sing songs of Rachmaninoff, accompanied by Daniel Linder on piano.
Pianist Vladimir Khomyakov will display two aspects of his
virtuosity with the heavenly clarity of the Bach/Siloti arrangement
Prelude in B minor and the grand inferno of Liszt's Dante Sonata.
Our own cello regular Evgenny Tonkha and Anton Smirnoff will
perform L.A. composer Juan Colomer's "The existential tourist."
Longtime CU friend Roberto Cani, distinguished concertmaster of the LA Opera, joins the program, preparing an extra treat for us with the phenomenal cellist Alexander Buzlov.
Longtime CU friend Roberto Cani, distinguished concertmaster of the LA Opera, joins the program, preparing an extra treat for us with the phenomenal cellist Alexander Buzlov.
And for a festive finale, Natasha Rubin-Marin and Marina Demina
will play piano 4-hand arrangements of selections from Tchaikovsky's
beloved Nutcracker Suite.
"Windy Afternoon, Convict Lake"
California occupies a special place within a resurgent realist
movement in American Art. One of the fortunate reasons
converging around Southland is its venerable Plein Air tradition. Giving
impulse to study the impact of color and light, it greatly expanded the
palette of California representational artists, refreshing and modernizing
the feel of their work. A uniquely Californian voice, shaped
by its plein air tradition is the artist Peter Adams.
His prolonged interest in mystical sensation delivered through
expressive use of color gives his works a thoroughly individual and
authentic presence, while making his landscapes in particular distinctly
personal.
Peter also dedicated almost two decades of his life to raising the
profile of the California Art Club, and as its president built it into one
of the leading organization dedicated to support of representational
art in the US.
We are very happy to showcase Peter's new work "Windy Afternoon,
Convict Lake" that is going to be exhibited at the Masters of The
American West Art Exhibition at The Autry Museum.
As
always - bring your spirits, food and drink for you and your friends to
enjoy and unwrapped toys for the children from the neighboring church.
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for graciously providing us with their incomparable instrument CD 213!
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of our founding patron
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in ART we trust!
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20795 Main St. Carson, Ca 90745
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Dress warm. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.
Doors open at 7 p.m. No assigned seats - first come-first served. Potluck. Dress warm. Entrance from the parking lot. Free parking.